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Man is arrested in 2010 North Port shooting

Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:08 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:08 p.m.

NORTH PORT - Police have arrested a man who they say shot another man in the face during an attempted drug robbery in 2010.

The victim, Matthew Poole, told police that he was selling a $20 bag of marijuana to a man he knew as “Tag” on Dec. 30, 2010, when the man pulled a pistol and demanded he hand over all of his marijuana.

Poole, who was 19 years old at the time of the shooting, told police he “flinched backwards,” according to a report, and that the man fired the gun.

Critically injured, Poole was treated at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg.

Poole later identified the shooter as Kahyl Haseley, who was 17 years old at the time of the crime.

Haseley, now 19, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of attempted murder and robbery with a firearm.

<p><em>NORTH PORT</em> - Police have arrested a man who they say shot another man in the face during an attempted drug robbery in 2010.</p><p>The victim, Matthew Poole, told police that he was selling a $20 bag of marijuana to a man he knew as “Tag” on Dec. 30, 2010, when the man pulled a pistol and demanded he hand over all of his marijuana.</p><p>Poole, who was 19 years old at the time of the shooting, told police he “flinched backwards,” according to a report, and that the man fired the gun.</p><p>Critically injured, Poole was treated at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg.</p><p>Poole later identified the shooter as Kahyl Haseley, who was 17 years old at the time of the crime.</p><p>Haseley, now 19, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of attempted murder and robbery with a firearm.</p>